Two-range transmission mechanism



Feb. 23 1926.

J. C. HAGGART, JR

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TWO-RANGE TRANSMISSION HECHANISM Filed may 19, 1924 s shets-sheet s Patented. Feb. 23,1926.

` 'UNITED- TAT 'PATENT oF Fics.

JO'IIN C. HAGGAnnnmor MICHIGAN, AssIGNOn, BY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, To DETROIT .PATENTS HOLDING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

vA'pplica'ti-on villcd Hay 19, 1*.924. f' Serial No. 714,250.l

T aZZ'uiLom-z't may-concern. Be it known that I, JoHN C. HAGCAIIT, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma, in the county of Gratiot, State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and usefullmprovelments in Two-Range Transmission Mechanism, Ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a two-range transmission mechanism of that 'type wherein change speed and reverse gear mechanism permit of a wide range ofjspeeds being attained, somewhat along the lines of combini ing two ordinarntransmission mechanisms.

lMy invention further aims to provide a-V transmission mechanism by which a multi- Two-RANGE TnANsIiIIssION MECH'A-Nism walls 2'and 3, a'bottom wall and a -detacha--l ble' top Wallr 5.

The end v Wall- 2 has a vhand hole nor;- mal-ly closcdby a 'plate 7 and a bearing opening 8 ,for afbearing cup 9 `provided with an antiffrictional bearing 10. The bearing cup'9 and its `bearing; 10A longitudinally aline with another`bearing jcup 11 and a bearing 12 supported from the end ,wall 3' ofthe transmission casing', and journalcd in said bearing cups and the antifrictional'bearings are longitudinally alining power shafts,-one of, Vwhich 1s des1gnated.;;13 and may be convenientlyconsidered 'las' a" drive shaft, while the other shaft 1s designated 14 and ymay he considered as a driven sha-ft. -Tlie confrontiin g ends'ofsaid shaftsiare supported the drive shaft 13 having an anti-frictional bearing 15 for the reducedend 16 of'th'e lshaft 14, and both of said'shafts are pro vided with 'longitudinal splines-or keys 17' 'for shiftable gears 18, 19 and20. kThese plicity ofspeeds are detachable andwlierein a compound gear is assembled in advance ofa` drive gear unit, with the remainder o f the gearing compactlv` housed within a casing so that the complete transmission mechanism is applicable to various'typ'es olf-motor. vehicles where a wide range of speeds is desirable and space limited for the employ-- ment of a transmission mechanism for such speed purposes.

From a manufacturing standpoint my transmission mechanism possesses other advantages, and reference will now be had to the drawings wherein I Figure t1 .is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewl of a transmission mechanism in accordancewith my invention;

Fie. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on ui@ line II- II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is asimilar view III- III of Fig. 1,;

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line taken on the line Fig. 5 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view of a detached drive gear unit.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a transmission casing having end IV-IVof Fig. 1, and

shiftable g' ars maybe shiftedon their rceo n spective shafts `by any well known type of Agear shifting mechanism, and theshiftable gear 18 is located' on the s haft13,'while the gears 19 and20 tare locatedon the shift able shaft 14.

1 "I In the transmission casing 1sv a partition 21 provided with'. an anti-fractional bearing 22 for the inner end of a. shaft y13', this end of the shaft terminating in a gear wheel 23 adapted to be engaged by an internal gear Wheel or rack 24,1'orming part ofthe shiftable gear wheel 19. v

The partition21 has anti-frictional hearing 26 and journals 29V and an external portion 30'.

The hub portion 27 ofthe'compound gear 28vservcs as a'bearing for the spindle or reduced end 31 of a countershaft 32 which has its opposite end journaled vin an antian opening 2 5- forl an ini said bearing is the hub portion 27 o't' a com. pound gear 28 having an internal portionfrictional bearing 33 mounted in the casing 1 adjacent the end Wall 3. The counter shaft 100 32 has a spline portion 34 for gear wheels On the counter shaft 32 is a small gear wheel adapted to mesh with the compound reverse gear 41 suitably Supported 1n the transmissionca'singso that -the compound shiftable gear wheel 20- may mesh with the reverse gear, as shown inl F ig.,1, or may. be shifted to mesh with the gear wheel 36. A y.

The bottom Wall 4 of the transmission casing 1 has an opening 42 normally closed by a plate 43 and onthe plate 43 are spaced parallel supports 44 provided with anti-'frictional bearings 45 for an auxiliary counter-- sha-ft 46 having a larve drive gear wheel47 and a small drive wheel 48 the latter ex-, tending into the vcompound gear wheel 28 and meshing with the internal Vportion 29 thereof. The gear wheels 47 and 28 are positioned so thatthe driven-shiftable gear wheel 18 may drive the gear wl1eel'47 ormay be shifted-'into engagement with the external portion 30 of the compound gear wheel 28 to drive said gear wheel and transmit poaver to the countershaft 32.

It is by virtue of the removable top wall 5- that the greater part of the gearing may be.assembled,`,but the compound gearingwheel 28 is assembled relative to thecount'crshaft 32 by entering said gear wheel through f shaft at variable speeds, thus reducing they the opening 42 andvmanipulatingthe nut 39 through a handopening 6. The bottom plate 43, carrying the gear unit, can then be placed in positionv and secured to the transmission casing, and it is obvious that the gear wheels 48 and 28 obviatethe necessityof using a plurality of gear wheels for the transmission of power to the counter longitudinal dimension of the transmission mechanlsm. l

As shown 1n Fig. 1, the drive shaft 13 1s idling rela-tive to the driven shaft 14 and the countershafts`32 and 46.

If the shiftable gear19 isl placed in engagement with the gear wheel 23 there will be a direct drive from the shaft 13 to the shaft 14, but for variable V'speeds the gear wheels 23 and 19 areseparated and either of' the gear wheels 18 or 20' shifted. lith the gear wheel 18 in engagement with the gear wheel 47 there will be a lower speed than if the gear wheel 18 meshes with the external portion .30 of the compound gear wheel 28. Either of these two speeds may be transmitted from the countershaft 32 to the shaft14 by shifting the gear wheel 19 into engage' ment with the gear wheel 35, for another speed, or shifting the gear wheel 20 into engagement with the gear wheel 36 for another speed, which incidentally would be the lowest speed when the gear wheel 18 meshes with' the ear wheel 47 of the auxiliary countershat 46. l

For any ofthe speeds transmitted to the countershaft- 32'reverse may be had through the reverse gear 41 and the shiftable gear 20, and it is now obvious that my transmission 'mechanism includes a' wide range of speeds and all of this is attained by a very compact gear arrangement.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is vto be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is l. In a power transmission, change speed and reverse gear mechanism wherein a plurality of speeds are attainable, a gearing comprising a driven shiftable gear, drive gears, and a compound gear having internal and external gear portions, one of said drive gears meshing wlth theinternal portion of lsaid compound gear, and said shiftable gear being adapted to lmesh with the other drive gea-r or the external pound gear.

9. A power transmission, change speed and reverse gear mechanism as called for in bled asa unit and bodilyremovable relativelyV to the remainder of the gearing.

3. ln a power transmission, change speed and reverse gear mechanism wherein a plurality of speeds are attainable, a casing, gearing 1n said casing including drive gears, a driven gear adapted to mesh with one of said drive gears, a compound gear adapted to be driven 'by either the other drive gear or by said driven ear, and a plate detachably connected to sai casing and supporting said drive gears.

4. Iny a change s eed and reverse gear mechanism, the com ination withv a drlven shaft, a shiftable gear thereon, and a countershaft, of a compound gear on said countershaft, said compound gear having an exterior portionengag'eable by said shiftable gear, said `compound gear having an internal portion, a drive gear in'said compound gear meshing with the internal portion thereof, and another drive gear, operable with the first mentioned drive gear and engageable by said shiftable gear.

5. The combination called for in claim 4, wherein said drive geais vare supported as a removable unit.

' In testimonyY whereof I aix my. signature.

JOHN C. HAGGART, JR, l

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